Credit: BasketNews/D. Repečka
Credit BasketNews/D. Repečka

Prior to their EuroLeague Round 12 tipoff against Zalgiris Kaunas on November 26 (2021), FC Barcelona announced that starting point guard Nick Calathes would miss approximately six weeks of action with a broken leg.

3-pointers this season

41%
9,2
Points made: 9,2
Accuracy: 41,3%
Place in standings: 6
Record max: 14
Record min: 3
Most made 3FGs: Nikola Mirotic

Last Sunday, the Greek-American player was set to play his first game in seven weeks when Barca would visit Valencia Basket for the ACB League. But the game was suspended following a COVID breakout among Valencia players and so was Calathes's comeback to action.

As it appears, his first game after the injury (a proximal fracture of the left fibula) he suffered playing against CSKA Moscow, will be the EuroLeague Round 22 game against UNICS in Kazan next Thursday (January 20).

The 32-year-old has been practicing at the same pace as his teammates over the last week. Barca head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius commented in the preview: "I think he will get minutes and we will see how it goes".

Calathes, 32, leads all EuroLeague assist-makers this season with 5.7 per game, standing 25 assists away from becoming the EuroLeague's all-time leader in that category. He also records 5.2 rebounds and 13.1 PIR.

On the other hand, Pierre Oriola and Alex Abrines remain sidelined.

 

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UNICS Kazan
FC Barcelona
47%
5 Position
Field goals
49%
2 Position
33,11
11 Position
Rebounds
35,70
2 Position
16,39
8 Position
Assists
18,85
2 Position
9,50
1 Position
Steals
6,00
12 Position

Teams leaders

Isaiah  Canaan
14,5 PTS
48% 2P%
47% 3P%
Nikola  Mirotic
17,8 PTS
67% 2P%
51% 3P%
Tonye  Jekiri
6,9 REB
4,1 DREB
2,8 OREB
Nikola  Mirotic
5,5 REB
4,5 DREB
1,0 OREB
Lorenzo  Brown
5,8 As
2,8 TO
29 MIN
Nick  Calathes
5,7 As
2,1 TO
25 MIN